Got to trap camp a day early due to weather forecast, didn’t want to drive on snowy roads. Set one line Saturday and set another line today. Good luck everyone

Dont know about them but we have a few cats here in SE MN. these last few years. and dont remember any in the last 50 years

Good luck K9man always enjoy the ride along,we picked up two marten out of the 8 sets out.Nothing in the snares yesterday or today,saw one nice bobcat track about a 1/2 mile from a good pinch point,he's was headed that way,he might show up in the next few days.Good luck to everyone out there checking a few sets.

Not sure what’s wrong with this site or my phone but it’s not letting me post pictures this year

Lets see them!

Snow was melting today 44 for the high and windy,caught an old timer bobcat today,by looking at his teeth I'd say 8 to 10 years old.Weighed 36.59 lbs poor casty belly,him and the martens will go to our MTA tanned fur Project.The nice bobcat track I saw yesterday heading towards the pinch point location is where the cat was caught,pretty sure it was the same cat.That pinch point is my best bobcat producer over the years I've taken 18,bobcats,330 Scott and I set it up 2 years but a female and kittens came through the first or second night so we pulled out.I hadn't set it up for about 5 years prior to that.Other than when Scott and I pulled I'm pretty sure it has never not produced a bobcat throughout the years.

Nothing has moved back through. Got a good cat track on two baits don't know if its the same cat. The baits are about a half mile apart. Was a nice evening checking today.

We caught 1 male marten yesterday. Nothing today maybe tomorrow.

Will the raccoons come out tonight with this warm weather?

Yes, I have seen them out when it gets warm especially if there is a food source close by.

I think so too, I'll have to check again tomorrow. I was checking every other day because it's about 5 miles of walking to check them.

Yes and twice I have caught Badger in Cat sets too. A December Badger is a thing of beauty.

Here I find most of them in the cattails when it warms up. I have caught them in coyote sets in Dec. and January during warm spells.

The cattails were lousy with coon last week in ND. They are hard on the dogs.

Well we checked 27 empty traps on our first check this season, 11 of them were set Saturday, 10 on Sunday and 6 yesterday. We had refusals at two of them, hopefully were females. Will check again on Friday. I always feel like less of a man when I come home empty handed. Good luck to the rest of you guys!